Senior Occupational Health Advisor - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Job summary

    We are looking for a Senior OH Advisor to join the existing team on a full time basis. In this role you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service to a variety of staff and external clients.

    Main duties of the job

    The role will work as a multi-disciplinary team to provide a proactive service to all members of staff, covering all areas of the working environment. The service works to national guidelines and benchmarks to maintain the physical and psychological well being of staff.

    This role will require you to work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team and maintain effective communication with clients, managers and other professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.

    You must be a registered nurse and also hold the OHN diploma or degree. You should have several years post registration experience and be confident in handling complex cases. NHS occupational health experience is a distinct advantage.

    For an informal conversation please contact Charlotte Andrews, Associate Director of Learning and Wellbeing on

    About us

    Trust Values

    Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

    - Caring - Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.- Safe - Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first- Responsible - All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation- Value Each Other - Value each other's contribution- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered Nurse (first level)
  • OHN Cert / diploma or degree
  • Continuous professional and management development
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Several years post registration experience in an acute setting.
  • Several years' experience in occupational health nursing.
  • Desirable

  • NHS experience of occupational health
  • skills

    Essential

  • All OH nursing competencies including, venepuncture, spirometry and audiometry
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills